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2004-06-07 Home Front: WoT

Supreme Court Says Foreign Governments Can Face Lawsuits in America

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Posted by Steve 2004-06-07 1:14:14 PM|| || Front Page|| [1 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Two words: Lawyers win.

Posted by Bomb-a-rama 2004-06-07 1:33:43 PM|| 2004-06-07 1:33:43 PM|| Front Page Top

#2 > "The court opens foreign nations worldwide to vast
> and potential liability for expropriation claims
> in regards to conduct that occurred generations
> ago, including claims that have been the subject
> of international negotiation and agreement,"
> Kennedy wrote.

I don't like this.

Given that just about any state is going to have had some disputes with its neighbors sometime in the past few thousand years, this is a monstrous can of worms. Even if you had a "statute of limitations" rejecting any claims over 60 years old (3 generations?) you'd still have vast scope for litigation: lawyers win indeed; here and around the world.

And in any case, why on earth would any other country recognize the jurisdiction of our courts? We (quite properly) don't recognize theirs, nor that of the new international court.

Posted by James 2004-06-07 3:15:17 PM|| [http://www.idontknowbut.blogspot.com] 2004-06-07 3:15:17 PM|| Front Page Top

#3 While Lefties blather about 'international law', it is interesting that US law is becoming de facto international law in a number key areas. The one I am familiar with is IP (intellectual property). When I filed a patent, I did so in the USA, and consequently chose to defend my patent rights under US law, even though I am not an American and do not live there. US patents are generally recognized to be the only ones that matter and several countries have aligned their patent laws with the USA's.

Posted by Phil B 2004-06-07 8:38:47 PM|| 2004-06-07 8:38:47 PM|| Front Page Top

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